Expanding renewable energy production into seasonally freezing seas requires reliable year-round access to the offshore installations.
With decades of experience from designing ice-going ships, Aker Arctic has developed a new Service Operation Vessel (SOV) concept that ensures safe, efficient and economical operation in all prevailing operational conditions.
Aker ARC 311 design is available with different hull forms and propulsion configurations that can be tailored to match the environmental envelope of the vessel’s intended operational area.
Independent year-round access to wind turbines is guaranteed with Aker Arctic’s Double Acting Ship (DAS™) principle: Aker ARC 311’s icebreaking capability is more than 80 cm when operating stern-first.
With a passive roll damping system and DP Class 2 redundancy, Aker ARC 311 can continue working in Beaufort Force 6 conditions.
Aker ARC 311 can be tailored to use alternative fuels such as methanol or ammonia. Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) allows fully electric operation.
You can learn how we developed the design concept in our articles:
Ice-going SOV concept for offshore wind farms completed (June 2024)
Service vessel for wind farms in ice areas (March 2024)
